Class 11 displayed their knowledge and learning of forces in our class assembly. Children worked hard to learn their lines and acting parts to describe and demonstrate forces. We also sang to ‘Defying Gravity’ from Wicked whilst a movie trailer played for the audience of our forces trip. We hope Read more…
Nursery have had an exciting afternoon making chocolate Easter nests. We took the opportunity to discuss the different vocabulary, including melting and solidifying.
In Science we have been learning all about our bodies and the 5 senses. This week we explored our sense of smell. We did this by doing a smell test and predicting what we thought we could smell and then revealing what they really were. We were very good at Read more…
As part of our topic based on ‘Handa’s Surprise’, we tasted all of the delicious fruits from Handa’s Basket. We thought of some brilliant adjectives to describe the taste of the different fruits before voting for our favourite fruit! Have a look at our picture collage from the lesson.
Throughout Science this half term we have been learning all about our 5 Senses. This week we explored our sense of smell. We had to use our sense of smell to smell mystery items and predict what they were.
As part of our Super Scientists topic Class 5 have been investigating light. We learned about Issac Newton and the discovery he made about light. We used torches and prisms to explore how we can see the different colours of light as a rainbow.
Last week, Class 12 and 11 visited Manchester science and Industry museum for our class trip. We have been learning about forces in science and took part in a forces and flight workshop as well as having the opportunity to look around and the history and development of industrial machines, Read more…
We started our new Science topic this week, by looking at how sound is made. After exploring a variety of musical instruments and carrying out some very simple experiments, we discovered that sound is created by vibrations. Try it yourself at home – put some grains of rice on top Read more…
Year 5 spent a jam-packed, exciting day at the Museum of Science and Industry learning about forces! We started with a forces show where children showed their knowledge by joining in with the interactive performance. We then explored the museum including the hands on experiment room, the power hall (learning Read more…
For half-term homework, Class 11 created their own homemade boats for a race! As part of our forces topic, we focused this week on water resistance. We discussed how streamlined shapes would be the best design due to the pointed front and curved back to allow the water to flow Read more…